Sunday, August 12, 2007

Water Lily, Watercolor, Daily Painting


"On the Lake"
(Water Lily)
5 x 7 inches
Watercolor 
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I took more than 50 pictures of lilies on lake Okeechobee, before the drought. (We still can't get the boat in the water!) Now and then I paint another one of those pictures, they are all so unique. Everywhere I looked there were tons of lily pads, buds, and blooms! I was so struck by the multitudes of them that I felt like I was on a different planet.


I have been practicing watercolors as I have been giving private lessons and one of my students is in love with watercolors! We are having too much fun with them. Enjoy!

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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Out Fishing, Blue Heron,Impressionism Landscape

"Out Fishing"
(Great Blue Heron)
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on gessoed board
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This is a painting lesson. If you would like to see it by steps and see how to get a good start in acrylic painting, click here: free painting lesson

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Friday, August 10, 2007

The Ghost, Barn,Birds, Impressionism Landscape

"The Ghost"
9 x12 inches
Acrylic on gessoed board
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This is one I did in November 2006. I have added water and birds, and more foliage. I struggled with leaving as it was, because it really captured the essence of the memory I had of this old barn. But I kept seeing water and birds making it a stronger composition. Making it better won out over keeping the essence of the memory. Now it reminds me of a barn I saw near a pond recently.

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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Crepe Myrtle, Watercolor, Plein Air

Crepe Myrtle Study
9 x 12 inches
Watercolor
$500.00

Went out at sunset and rushed through this splash of color! I have wanted to paint these for quite sometime, but they are on the side of the house that rarely gets sun. So I had to do them quickly. I like the shadows on the house, and the loose painterly quality.

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Iris Study, Watercolor, Daily Painting

Iris Study
9 x 12 inches
Watercolor
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This is a demo I did for an art lesson. I plan to strengthen the grass and stem, as they don't seem quite finished yet. But I liked the colors and the effects of watercolor in the background. This is not completely an original, the lesson came out of a book. I did change the composition some, but most of my demonstrations come from books.

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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Old Timer, Grizzly, Wildlife Impressionism


"Old Timer"
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on hardboard

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It's all about the texture and the color, not the subject! I used the paint very thick and and love the way the light hits this grizzly bear. I painted this from one of my photos. He was at a zoo, but I changed the back ground to a place in Montana. We had lots of bears out there, and what an exciting thing to see them in the wild!

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Monday, August 06, 2007

Pretty in Pink, Floral Impressionism

"Pretty in Pink"
9 x 12 inches
Acrlic on canvas board
Ready to frame
$650.00 plus shipping

I was interested in the different shades of pink against all that green! It was a fun, fast, thick-paint kind of day. My goal was to do it alla prima, but I ended up going back this morning and touching up a couple of places that didn't agree with me.
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